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- 3861: Frederick Douglass
- ... to teach slaves how to read at this time. Frederick took it upon himself to learn. He made the neighborhood boys his teachers, by giving away his food in exchange for lessons in reading and writing. At approximately the age of fifteen, Douglass became a field hand, and experienced most of the horrifying conditions that slaves faced. At the age of twenty, Douglass succeeded in escaping from slavery by impersonating a ... his contributions against racial injustice. He started the Antislavery movement. His great speeches made deep impressions, and influenced others such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King to speak out against oppression and racism. By writing his autobiographies, he exposed the evils of slavery. People saw how it was and this contributed to the end of slavery.
- 3862: King Lear: Lear The Tragic Hero
- ... to be banished, and Gloucester loses his position and eyes. Everything that happened to these characters are in a chain of reaction and affected by Lear's tragic flaw. If Lear did not lack of personal insight and if he did not have such an obstinate pride, he would not have banished Cordelia and Kent, then Goneril and Regan would not be able to conspire against Lear. Without the plot of ... at the end of the play, he expressed himself as "a very foolish fond old man." (4.7 L60) The realization of Lear's true quality of being foolish and hubris with a lack of personal insight, in addition to the death of Cordelia which broke his heart, made him lose his sanity completely and eventually lead to his death. Just before he dies as a man in pain, he said ...
- 3863: A Portrait Of Nietzshe
- ... rid of all these bitter feelings of hatred and resentment. One will clear their mind and think in a more positive light. Nietzsche seems to have such a strong view on resentment because he has personal experiences with it. He has experienced resentment is both positive and negative aspects. Through his experiences, Nietzsche has gained an insight of how to deal with people in ones everyday life. When Nietzsche spoke of Russian fatalism he backed it up with personal experience. Russian fatalism was a survival mechanism that he once used to overcome a difficult situation. There was a point in his life where he would dwell of horrible memories. These memories began to control ...
- 3864: The Taming of the Shrew: Kate's Soliloquy
- ... propose." Kate's soliloquy serves as final, unarguable proof of Petruchio's grand victory and creates a cheerful mood throughout the audience. Shakespeare, as a playwright during the Elizabethan era, had the difficult task of writing plays which reflected the moral values of that time period, in addition to writing them with humor and wit. With all of the unorthodox events in the centre of the play, the ending is wrapped up very well; in a way that makes the audience feel very satisfied. the ...
- 3865: The American Hero
- ... the American hero are similar in both Indiana Jones and Natty Bumppo. An American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer (Groliers NP). Cooper began writing at age thirty to demonstrate to his wife that he could write a better novel than the one he was reading to her (Encarta NP). In proving this he soon became one of the most ... and box office viewers when he wrote the story of a unique archeologist that finds himself staring danger in the face every time he turns around. Though Lucas was known around the world for his writing of adventures through space, he once again electrified the movies screens and book stands with his Indiana Jones Trilogy. (Planet Indy NP) The first book and movie in the series is Raiders of the Lost ...
- 3866: Allen Ginsberg
- ... and began a job as a marketing researcher. However this straight phase did not last long, as he met Carl Solomon in the waiting room of a psychiatric hospital. Ginsberg had many other occupations besides writing poetry. Such as a dishwasher, a welder, and an editor. He was the first Beat writer to gain popularity when he wrote his famous poem Howl. Ginsberg followed Howl with several other important new poems ... lifestyle. These three are said to be the founders of the beat generation. Ginsberg also borrowed Walt Whitman and William Blakes ordinary and unrhymed style and made it his own. Another influence on his writing was the time period. The 1960s were a period when people started to become aware of government doings. This led the people who disapproved to protest. Ginsberg led protesters at the 1968 Democratic Convention ...
- 3867: The History Of Religion
- ... Koresh expected his followers to obey all of his commandments, to leave their homes and families, and to give him all their financial assets- even having the working member's paychecks deposited into his own personal account. At the compound in Waco, Koresh had amassed an amazing number of weapons, "45 machine guns, 1.8 million rounds of ammunition, two .50-caliber Barrett Rifles capable of hitting targets more than a ... were using their religious power to control the lives of those around them. Koresh and Calvin used some of the same tactics. For example, both Koresh and Calvin would hold lengthy services that advanced their personal positions, and made attendance at these services mandatory, both men utilized excommunication as a way to deal with aberrant followers, and both men believed in their right to kill serious dissenters. Does this comparison mean ...
- 3868: Macbeth
- ... be effected by utter extirpation of the precepts of natural law deposited in his nature. And he imagines that the execution of more bloody deeds will serve his purpose. Accordingly, then, in the interest of personal safety and in order to destroy the essential humanity in himself, he instigates the murder of Banquo. But he gains no satisfying peace because hes conscience still obliges him to recognize the negative quality of ... only temporal of nothing more that escape from a present evil. At the end, in spite of shattered nerves and extreme distraction of mind, the individual passes out still adhering admirably to his code of personal courage, and the man's conscience still clearly admonishes that he has done evil. Moreover, he never quite loses completely the liberty of free choice, which is the supreme bonum naturae of mankind. But since ...
- 3869: Great Gatsby
- ... Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know
if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (p83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of ... p152)". Gatsby cannot accept that the past is gone and done with. He is sure that he can capture his dream with wealth and influence. He believes that he acted for a good beyond his personal interest that should guarantee success. Nick attempts to show Jay the folly of his dream, but Gatsby innocently replies to Nick's assertion that the past cannot be relived by saying, "Yes you can, old ...
- 3870: Great Expectations And Oliver Twist
- ... criticism of social injustices such as injustices towards the poor.23 Also in the form of satire, Dickens attempts to "challenge the pleasurability of fortune."24 Aside from satire, Dickens uses various other devices in writing these novels. one of the most common is that of coincidence. For example, in Oliver Twist, Oliver just happened to end up, first, at the house of Mr. Brownlow, who at one time was a ... are highly influenced by what he thinks of them. In conclusion, both books seem to have much in common such as feelings shared by the main characters, themes dealing primarily in social injustices, and various writing techniques such as the use of coincidental incidences and abstractions. However, they also differ greatly from one another. For example, Pip searches for money while Oliver searches for security, and while Pip was raised in ...
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